carburators

Hey Xs's dependant people i'm Lickfold 28 years young new member from Portugal and here's my project as detailed as i can so hopefully you wizards can think with me and help me achieve less wrenches and more km's ! -1972 XS2 650 - HISTORY-> It's been 3 years of a love affair... Scrapyard...

For sale (2) Mikuni 38 VM carburetors already jetted for XS 650/750 Both in very good condition $200.00 **FREE shipping in the US! Pay-Pal preferred If interested please e mail bryantrippe@msn.com Thank you Bryan

Hey guys, found a new xs650 to start up, everything works so far, except this leak from the carbs that's only happening where the fuel gets fed into the carbs. that "t shape" piece that lets fuel into both carb bowls. I'm new to the special. it's the red one on the cover of the manual...

whats up guys as some of u know been trying to get my bike up and running in proper condition I got the timing down it still needs some loving tho waiting for my light to come in so while doing that figured I go in the carbs and figure out why I have basically no idle. First I took left carb...

I wanted to just share how I was able to solve the issues I was having that was causing gas to leak out of my carburetor when my petcocks were turned to on. I say petcocks because my 1978 XS650 w/ BS38s had two vacuum type petcocks. One on each side of the tank. I have come to the conclusion...

Hello, sorry to make my introduction like this. I have been reading this forum since I bought an xs650 from CL a while back. Since I've owned it, it has never run well. It was stored for a while before I bought it. The po said it was running well when he put it up. It was running rough when I...

are the barbs on the carburator holders suppose to suck air as I should think or blow air? The rubber plugs keep flying off on a seemingly good running motor. As soon as the plugs pop off it starts missing as expected. Just can't figure out why? Is this a common problem? Help!